AAvK wrote:
>
> Curious if there is a current book that covers film 'developing' on
> subjects such as the effects that specific developers will have of
> specific films and such, like bring- ing out the best sharpness and
> contrasty tonality with shadow detail.
>
> The idea is a specialist book of teaching these things, I am no expert
> and have had very little experience in the long past... I looked in
> Border's books, the only two I could find were AA's 'The Negative' (too
> old?)
Photographic principles have not changed much since Ansel Adams wrote his
books. The more recent editions (since 1981) of "The Negative" and "The
Print" mainly reflect the newer materials available since the first
edition
was printed. Since that time, really good papers, such as Kodak's Elite,
have disappeared due to decreasing demand and, allegedly, environmental
concerns. There were no data for Kodak's TMax films yet; IIRC, they came
out
around 1982.
> and 'The Darkroom Handbook' which looked really old (as new).
> Maybe either book are kept up in revision? Would either book cover the
> current World's compilation of chemicals and films?
The principles will be fine. The actual materials can be a little
different,
but in any case, you would need to run tests to cover your particular
equipment and procedures.
>
> Any help very much appreciated,
>
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